A Government planning inspector was faced with the conundrum of whether a derelict barn had previously been used for agriculture or equestrian purposes. On such a...
“What another one?” may have been the plaintive cry on hundreds of doorsteps across Peterborough as residents opened a city council embossed letter. But this one...
Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed a buyer for a Grade 11 listed building in Cambridge following a successful court battle to evict the previous tenants, the...
They are 12 of the most peaceful, idyllic acres in the Fens boasting a reservoir, clay pigeon shooting, scuba diving, swimming, archery, woodland, air rifle shooting,...
Conservative deputy leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council Josh Schumann will fight for a seat in May elections as an independent. The surprise news – which...
A planning inspector ruled that two large homes can be built in the garden of a former Cambridgeshire pub that is now a successful Indian restaurant....
Cambridgeshire has at any one time two dozen pubs for sale – but in one village it’s the parish council that is fighting to keep it...
A determined bid to oust the Conservatives on Wisbech Town Council is to be made by a group of independents who plan to contest most of...
Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto for the May local elections in east Cambridgeshire with a blistering attack on Conservatives – and pledges that include retention of...
Wisbech Town Council swapped one councillor for another to become caretaker of Wisbech Castle. It follows the resignation of former town councillor (but Fenland district councillor)...
A Conservative county councillor has resigned from Cambridgeshire County Council and will not seek re-election next month to East Cambridgeshire District Council where he is vice...
The battle for control of East Cambridgeshire District Council began today with Labour unveiling a full slate of candidates to contest local elections on May 4....
Property entrepreneur Ian Shepherd won consent to turn an integral garage into a bedroom after a Government planning inspector threw doubt on whether it was ever...
A landlord was fined after the contractor he used to remove household waste from one of his rented properties, dumped it in on a Cambridgeshire road....
A councillor who proposed a migrant champion for Cambridgeshire has been invited to take on the role herself. Cambridgeshire County Council voted in favour of appointing...
Cambridge Labour councillor and former leader of Cambridge City Council, Cllr Lewis Herbert has resigned from his long serving role on Cambridge City Council. For over...
Forty-seven acres of the East of England showground at Peterborough – including the arena and pavilion – could be used for the next five years for...
Peterborough City Council has won Government funding of £4m to buy a new electric bus depot. But city council leader Wayne Fitzgerald told a meeting of...
An independent councillor says she left a meeting of Peterborough City Council early last night after being “accosted” beforehand by council leader Wayne Fitzgerald. Cllr Julie...
Tories lost two major debates at Cambridgeshire County Council today which means there will be no referendum on the Cambridge congestion charge and approval for next...
Ill health has forced Lord Robert Kerslake to step down as chair of the improvement board at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CAPCA). His resignation,...
A council trying to force a Cambridgeshire man to stop using part of a converted garage as a home office, asked Cambridge City Airport what they...
Jamie Dalzell is an engaging character. His Twitter profile confirms it. “Committed liberal and ale enthusiast, counting beans for a living,” he proclaims. And yesterday he...
A Cambridge resident has been fined after their waste was found dumped in Impington. South Cambridgeshire District Council investigated and tracked down the offender. A council...
‘Tenancy issues’ and the ‘future of the role of volunteer caretaker’ will be debated by a town council committee next week as they struggle to resolve...
South Cambridgeshire District Council has agreed to provide both its Lib Dem leader and her Tory opposition leader with £37,500 a year political assistants. Each will...
Exclusive – four Conservative councillors, two from Chatteris, one from Whittlesey and the fourth from Wisbech, decided the fate of March Fountain. March councillors on the...
Clues to the Liberal Democrat election campaign at East Cambridgeshire District Council in May can be gleaned from a series of amendments to tonight’s budget setting...
A parish council has explained why it needs to raise its parish precept for the coming year by a whopping 91.3 per cent. Elm Parish Council...
Fenland District Council’s ‘political’ decision to reduce Council Tax by 2 per cent comes with a health warning from its finance director and chief accountant. In...